Spleen

Question 1

Earth in Nature

Answer 1

Center – the axis point for all four directions
Harmony, Balance
The soil which all nourishment grows from
Humidity/Dampness
Late Summer/Harvest
The transition between each season

Question 2

Spleen Functions

Answer 2

Transformation and Transportation
Holds energy up, controls the ascending of qi
Controls Blood
Holds blood in vessels
Makes blood
Nourishes muscles and the four limbs
Opens into the mouth and manifests in the lips
Saliva- thin and clear fluid supporting digestion
Houses the Yi (thoughtfulness)
Affected by worry

Question 3

Spleen Qi Deficiency digestion

Answer 3

Abdominal bloating
Loose stools
Lack of appetite

Question 4

Spleen Qi Deficiency general

Answer 4

Sallow complexion
Emaciation
Fatigue
Weakness of the limbs

Question 5

Spleen Qi Deficiency Tongue

Answer 5

Pale body
Thin-white coating
Swollen shape, scallops
When develops to damp: Thicker white coating / Sticky coating

Question 6

Spleen Qi Deficiency pulse

Answer 6

Weak
Soft
Short
When develop to damp: Slippery

Question 7

Spleen Yang Deficiency

Digestion

Answer 7

Poor appetite
Abdominal Bloating worse after eating
Loose stools with Undigested Food
Pain in abdomen better with warmth

Question 8

Spleen Yang Deficiency

general

Answer 8

Sensation of cold, cold limbs, cold in core
Pallor
Fatigue
Weakness of the limbs
Edema 
When qi sinking: prolapses
Potential blood loss- spotting, etc

Question 9

Spleen Yang Deficiency

tongue

Answer 9

Pale body
Swollen shape, scalloped shape
White coating
Almost always damp involved:
Thick, White Coat

Question 10

Spleen Yang Deficiency

Pulse

Answer 10

Deep
Weak
Soft
Tight
SLOW ***
Scattered
When cold accumulates: Hidden, Firm

Question 11

Spleen Cold Damp

digestion

Answer 11

Fullness and distension in the epigastric and abdomen
Lack of appetite
Sweet taste in mouth or lack of taste
No thirst OR
Thirst with no desire to drink
Loose stools or diarrhea

Question 12

Spleen Cold Damp

General

Answer 12

Heaviness in the head or body
Worse after resting
White vaginal discharge
Other yeasty expressions

Question 13

Spleen Cold Damp

Tongue

Answer 13

Thick, White Coating
Usually: Swollen, scalloped
Usually: Pale body

Question 14

Spleen Cold Damp

pulse

Answer 14

slippery

Question 15

Spleen Damp-Heat digestion

Answer 15

Fullness and distension in the epigastrium and abdomen
Lack of appetite
Nausea & Vomitting
Bitter taste in mouth
Loose smelly stools or diarrhea
Burning sensation in the anus

Question 16

Spleen Damp-Heat General

Answer 16

Heaviness of the body
Fatigue
Thirst without desire to drink
Scanty and dark-yellow urine
Low grade fever
Headache
Bright yellow face, eyes or skin

Question 17

Spleen Damp- Heat tongue

Answer 17

Thick yellow, sticky coat

Question 18

Spleen Damp- Heat Pulse

Answer 18

Slippery
Rapid
Flooding

Question 19

what are the pathologies associated with the spleen

Answer 19

spleen damp heat
spleen cold damp
spleen yang deficiency
spleen Qi deficiency